Toyota president says new sports car planned

I find it interesting that Toyota isn't doing this solo...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Toyota-president-says-new-apf-12181966.html?x=0

http://forums.motortrend.com/70/665...r-to-arrive-in-2011-with-subaru-en/index.html

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=8122

 

Im assuming this is a result of the economy. Partnering with a friendly fellow manufacturer will help decrease total investment costs. It will be interesting to see how they worked out the profit sharing in this partner ship. Seems like a low risk, low reward but maybe a basis for bigger sport cars later on.

Im think celica-esq with a boxer engine... competing with Tiburon and Eclipses of the world. Still keeping my fingers crossed for a SUPRA comeback.

 

Exactly what I was thinking.

Although a cheap sports car that you can throw an STI blower in from a wreck store would be wicked.

 

I'd imagine the reasoning behind this is because Toyota is increasingly becoming synonymous with bland and boring. Hardly any of their cars are anything more than bread boxes on wheels. They really need some cars that are appealing to car enthusiasts.

 

Toyota actually bought GM's percentage of Subaru ownership awhile back, although I don't know how much the percentage was.

 

+1

 

I smell a 2-seater 4cylinder hybrid convertible on the horizon.....

 

that is GREAT.... I LOVE SUBARU AND TOYOTA!! TOGETHER #1

 

Hoping for either a car to compete with the new Genesis, or a new version of the MR-2, which the boxer engine would be really well suited for.